Mike Golic Biography

Mike Golic is a former National Football League (NFL) defensive lineman and television host famed for his 25-year affiliation with ESPN. Prominently, he’s known for co-hosting ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike from 2000 to 2017. He joined ESPN in 1995. Upon joining the station, he initially served as a reporter/analyst for Sunday NFL Countdown. Currently, he serves Pro Football Talk and Westwood One’s broadcast of Thursday Night Football as an analyst.

Mike Golic Age

Golic was born on December 12, 1962, in Willowick, Ohio, United States. He is 60 years old as of 2022.

Mike Golic Height

Golic stands at an approximate height of 6 feet and 5 inches.

Mike Golic Parents and Siblings

Golic was born to Bob and Catherine Golic. They raised him in Willowick, Ohio alongside his two brothers, Bob and Greg. Their father also served as a football player. Bob, Golic’s older brother, served the University of Notre Dame as a player. Additionally, he attained a number of NFL All-Pro nose tackle honors. Currently, he serves WNIR-FM in Akron, Ohio as a weekday talk radio host. Also, he serves CBS affiliate WOIO-TV on Sundays as co-host of the Cleveland Browns television pre-game and post-game games.

Mike Golic Wife

Golic exchanged vows with his wife, Christine in 1987. As of 2022, they celebrated their 35th anniversary. Further, they reside in South Bend, Indiana, and Scottsdale, Arizona.  The couple has two sons and a daughter.

Mike Golic Kids

Golic has two sons, Mike Jr and Jake, and a daughter, Sydney. All of them attended Notre Dame. His two sons played football and Jake played the 2014-2015 season with Cincinnati as a tight end. Additionally, the Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Jr as an undrafted free agent after the 2013 NFL Draft. On the other hand, Sydney served as a swimmer for the Irish.

Mike Golic Net Worth

Golic has an approximate net worth of $25 Million through his successful career as a defensive lineman and television host.

Mike Golic Salary

Goic received an annual salary spanning $4 million throughout his career as an analyst.

Mike Golic Education

Golic finished his high school studies at St. Joseph High School in Cleveland, Ohio, and attended the University of Notre Dame. After completing his studies in 1985, he became a graduate and thus attained his Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Management. During his college stint, he served as captain of the football team during his senior season. Apart from football, he served the Irish as a wrestler.

Mike Golic Career

Golic is famed for his 25-year affiliation with ESPN. Prominently, he’s known for co-hosting ESPN Radio’s Mike & Mike from 2000 to 2017. He joined ESPN in 1995. Upon joining the station, he initially served as a reporter/analyst for Sunday NFL Countdown. Additionally, he served NFL Live(previously dubbed NFL 2Night) on ESPN2 as an original analyst. Moreover, he served Arena Football League on ESPN as an analyst. In 1997, he started serving as a college football analyst for ESPN and ABC Sports until 2004 and resumed in 2020. Also, he served as a host of Golic and Wingo from 2017 to 2020.

Following his 26-year stint with the station, he left EXPN in 2021. Further, he went on to serve Learfield as co-host and analyst of College Football Saturday Night. Also, he served the long-running syndicated sports highlights, bloopers, and gag program, The Lighter Side of Sports as host. He began his TV career with a weekly beat on the Randall Cunningham Show. For his feature, Golic’s Got It he attained a Mid-Atlantic Region Emmy Award. However, his full-time broadcasting career started when he served KGME radio as the lead talk show host.

Alongside co-host Bruce Jacobs, the Golic-Jacobs morning program on KGME served as the model for ESPN’s “Mike & Mike” five years later. From 1995 to 1998, he served Jacksonville Jaguars’ pre-season games as an analyst. On November 27th, 2017, he started a program with Trey Wingo dubbed Golic and Wingo, which featured Mike Jr. In 2008, he appeared alongside football’s greatest players in the PS3 and Xbox 360 game, All-Pro Football 2K8. Further, he starred in ESPN’s mini-series Tilt. In the series, he eats a donut at the buffet table during the final episode.

Also, he starred alongside Mike Greenberg on the TV series, Guiding Light in 2008. In 2015, he served the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in the Outstanding American category as an inductee. Apart from his broadcasting career, he played in the NFL. The Houston Oilers chose him in the 10th round with the 255th overall pick in the 1985 NFL Draft. Additionally, he serves as an eight-year NFL veteran who played defensive tackle for the Houston Oilers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Miami Dolphins.

Golic played in 115 games (starting 49 games) and 5 playoff games during his 8 seasons in the NFL. Furthermore, he recorded 11.5 sacks and three interceptions in his career.

Mike Golic Super Bowl LVII(2023)

On Sunday, February 12, 2023, Golic will serve Super Bowl LVII as a sideline reporter on the radio alongside Laura Okmin in the U.S. for Westwood One. Further, Mike Pereira will serve as the rule analyst for Super Bowl LVII where the kickoff time is 4:30 p.m. MST (UTC-7) at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Further, Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi will serve as the sideline reporters. This will serve as the initial time Super Bowl assignment for Fox’s broadcast team of Greg Olsen and Kevin Burkhardt after Joe Buck and Troy Aikman departed for ABC/ESPN and Monday Night Football. Additionally, it serves as the final game to be covered under the current NFL television contract.

Mike Golic Mike Greenberg

Greenberg had a working relationship with Golic. From January 2nd, 2000 to November 17, 2017, the pair hosted Mike & Mike on ESPN Radio and ESPN2.

Mike Golic Diabetes

At age 42, Golic was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. In an effort to better his condition, he used technology to create his own plans, concentrating on OneTouch Solutions. OneTouch Solutions offered many health and wellness tools such as Noom, Welldoc, Fitbit, and Cecelia Health. Further, he made lifestyle changes and started dieting, exercise routines, and overall diabetes management. Furthermore, the gadgets recorded data and facilitated regular communication with his medical team. Apart from this, the gadgets supplied options for achieving weight loss and physical fitness.

Mike Golic Weight Loss

Golic weighed 265 pounds (120 kg) when in the NFL. After NFL, he put on 45 pounds and decided to change after thinking of his family. Further, he said that he wanted to be around his family but his weight threatened his desire. Through NutriSystem for Men plan, a calorie and portion-controlled diet that provides ready-to-eat meals to your home, he lost 51 pounds.

Mike Golic Twitter

Golic is active on his Twitter account with a following that surpasses 740.9K.